We dove right into our 50 States Project during our first week back from break. Students began by reading about their state and taking detailed notes. This week they will begin their state essays. During our theme time we have been looking closely at maps, specifically map features. Students are carefully creating a map to represent their chosen state. We will also be using our theme time to practice for our play.
During the month of March we also get ready for standardized testing. We will be taking the English Language Assessments (ELA) during the week of March 23. This week during reading we are practicing test-taking strategies. This includes understanding the directions, reading passages carefully, using text evidence to support our thinking, and checking over our answers to make sure we've answered all the parts of the question.
In math we are practicing reading, writing, and decomposing numbers through the millions. We will also be reviewing efficient strategies we can use when adding and subtracting larger numbers.
